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Another threat to the plan comes from Mexico, which has seemingly few intentions to cooperate. Says Fernando Estrada Samano, a National Action Party deputy: "We will not stop migrant workers from looking for a better quality of life in the U.S." Social strains are already being felt on the Mexican side of the border. In Tijuana, where much of its floating population of 15,000 migrant workers found itself stranded, petty crime has risen 10% since Operation Gatekeeper began. Thousands of workers who used to commute to jobs in El Paso to work are now without wages and have little...
...grass-root level, many young and dynamic Hispanics are being elected to local offices," Estrada said...
...while Hispanics have made some strides, they still need to unify on the political front, said Alfredo J. Estrada '80, founder and editor of Hispanic magazine...
...Hispanics have gained tremen dous economic clout recently," Estrada said. "However, Hispanic issues are being largely ignored at this year's elections. We need to be unified and be able to work together to get our issues advanced...
...appalling tendency is for the newcomers to adopt historic American racism. UCLA's Estrada says he is "amazed" at how quickly immigrants move "from never having seen a black person to becoming racist against them." Their view, he argues, is shaped by the media, the movies, the countless subtle and obvious expressions of hostility to blacks and "black issues" that immigrants encounter. "It's all part of a process of arriving," adds Estrada...